My Writing Heart and Longing for Paris

Devotional, Motherhood

Can I share a secret? It may be that you already know it….. I have always loved writing. As a little girl reading was a favorite pastime. I read through almost the entire children’s section in the library during my girlhood.  After reading Anne Frank’s diary, I longed to put words together myself. I began with the spiral notebooks and filled up pages (and pages) of just my adolescent thoughts. I loved it. I kept doing it. Year after year, after year.  Literature…

Simple Acts of Faithfulness

Devotional, Motherhood

Monday was such an amazing day! I don’t get to say that often, but my Monday the other day was so productive! Sure, we had our usual meltdowns, but I was able to get so many things accomplished! I unloaded the dishwasher BEFORE breakfast. School wasn’t as much of a fight. Everyone liked lunched. I completed 4 loads of laundry by the end of the day (completed = washed, dried, folded, and put away). *This is HUGE you all!* I even ironed…

Hymns for Motherhood – Come Thou Fount

Devotional, Motherhood

I hope this series has been an encouragement to you.  Hymns remind me of my growing up years.  I remember taking piano lessons and when I was around nine years old I was able to learn to play hymns.  I loved it.  I felt so humbled and blessed to learn the songs that saints have been singing for hundreds of years. The words in this last hymn were written in 1758. Can words that were penned over 250 years ago…

Hymns for Motherhood – Great Faithfulness

Devotional, Motherhood

Great is Thy Faithfulness The theme of faithfulness has woven into my life this year.  My One Little Word is “Faithful.” Although I wanted to be more faithful to God and His Word, God has stepped out into the light and shown me His Faithfulness. Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee, Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not, As Thou hast been,Thou forever wilt be. Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is…